Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible. — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
“All authors go to heaven; we have paid our dues on earth by choosing to the hellish career of writing” — Carl Henegan Copy Share Image
“What you really want is all too often hidden just behind what you think you want.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
Writers sometimes are paid a great deal of money, but much more frequently they're not paid or are paid only a little… — Alice Mattison Copy Share Image
Virginia Woolf said that writers must be androgynous. I'll go a step further. You must be bisexual. — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers. — Katori Hall Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history. — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
“I see so many kids that love being writers more than they love writing.” — Scroobius Pip Copy Share Image
I didn't know I was cool, but I was very flattered that some of the younger comedy writers came up to talk… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Our culture places a very high value on storytelling, and the more that Catholic writers are able to master that craft, the… — Regina Doman Copy Share Image
In America, I am brown; I'm 'of colour', so I would be offered Latin roles, and I've fought against that. I don't… — Santiago Cabrera Copy Share Image
Acting can be a difficult business. When I was younger, if my mates were doing better than me, I might be a… — Max Beesley Copy Share Image
Certain governments are suggesting that bloggers and tweeters aren't 'real' writers and, so, don't merit protection. A writer is anyone from a… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
Some writers would be kinder than others, I'm sure. Hopefully they might describe my techniques as a mixture of tried and tested… — Paul Kane Copy Share Image
The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting.… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Over the years, I think, people - actors, writers, whatever - lose their frame of reference. Their frame of reference is based… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
Dave and I had been song writers in Nashville, trying to get around, out hustling, trying to meet people. We randomly met… — Charles Kelley Copy Share Image
“Where do you get your ideas?' people are always asking authors they admire, which I’ve always thought was another way of asking,… — Suzanne Berne Copy Share Image
Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“People often ask me what advice I have for writers, and I reply that the most important responsibility I believe a writer… — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
I own all the characters I created, thanks to the Writers Guild, so nobody can do anything without me. The way it… — Sherwood Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Do Engineers have stories, Jack?" he asked. "What?" Jack said, without moving. "Stories. Myths. Things to keep the boredom out on a… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share Image
If you can write (and don't kid yourself that you can, if you can't) and you have ideas that are commercially viable… — Joel McIver Copy Share Image
People should be cautious how they treat writers, lest their faults become immortalized for the world to see. - D. — D Michael Hardy Copy Share Image
Certain writers look down their noses at plot, and I think I might have been one of them until I tried it. — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
“Then, as now, archaelogists and writers ventured where others feared to tread.” — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
Writers cannot let themselves be servants of the official mythology. They have to, whatever the cost, say what truth they have to… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
many writers believe in arrival without leaving home. They believe in talent but not skill. — Judy Delton Copy Share Image
There are writers I know and respect who are very good about what's outside, and not too hot about what's inside. — Michael Ventura Copy Share Image
We, as writers, have to figure out a way to create a consciousness in language. It's crazy even to attempt to do… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
The longer we work on the show, the more the writers just start surprising you. — Alison Brie Copy Share Image
All the writers for 'The Chi,' they're all phenomenal, so I'm just working on projects with them. They have great scripts. — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly. — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators. — Ian Hunter Copy Share Image
Ilike ideas writers have that I might not have written. Writers are there for a reason... to write for me. — Tim Roth Copy Share Image
Siva is one of the best writers in the industry, and 'Srimanthudu' is a great script. — Mahesh Babu Copy Share Image
Feminism is teaching. I've gotten a lot of pleasure pushing younger writers that I've met and worked with. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Writers change the world one heart, one mind, at a time. That should be enough to keep us going. — David Farland Copy Share Image
Most people who are writers go through periods when they can't write. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
